H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering)

Occupation profile for Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $380,000.

FY2026 certified median
$380,000
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$310,000–$383,750
Top employer
OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20252$315,000$282,500$347,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)20$380,000$310,000$383,750

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering)FY2025 $315,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $380,000$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2025$315,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$380,000Certified median offer, Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering)FY2025 $315,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $380,000$0$200k$400k$600kFY2025$315,000FY2026*$380,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. OpenAI OpCo, LLC22 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco22 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. OpenAI OpCo, LLC · Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering)22 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2061$137,426$167,565$197,725$227,864
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2199$98,051$130,146$162,261$194,355